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Aussie, Aussie, Aussie - Gone, Gone, Gone.

Greens policies I don't like:

Banning coal production (not sure if this is official, but it is what Bob Brown said).

That one is particularly silly as they don't want to use Nuclear Power or Hydro.

Inheritance Tax (although it is unlikely to affect me).

38. Ensure that natural monopolies and other essential public services are under public ownership. (same link as above).

12 remove Australia from existing bilateral Free Trade Agreements, where possible,.

13 enter into multilateral trade agreements, except where a bilateral trade agreement favours a developing country.

I favour multilateral agreements but I recognise that you can't always get one.

15. at the international level, support the implementation of a currency transaction tax (Tobin Tax) to discourage global currency speculation and to provide an independent tax base for international institutions.

One of the policies I support is a fourth commercial TV network.
 
Banning coal production while being anti nuclear gets me scratching my head, but it's no more absurd than the non policies of the other parties, which are firmly committed to the politics of gesture, when it comes to difficult policy areas.

Inheritance Tax makes perfect sense, especially when individual enterprise is supposedly valued. At present, there are vast amounts of cash that wash around the world looking for a home. The ultimate destination for such funds without purpose appears to be such black holes as dodgy home lending, which is totally unproductive.

Bilateral trade agreements, as you say, have problems for those who can't get in them, and serve to disadvantage the poorer nations.

Overall, nothing completely nutty or irrational, especially when compared to the numerous illogical policies the major parties are touting. An education revolution means giving kids a laptop? I don't think so.
 
The fact is either the Libs or Labor will be in power next week. And I really don't think there is much between them. However, with all state governments being Labor, its a scary thought to have a Labor federal government.

Who is going to 'Keep the bastards honest'?
 
Evil Roy Slade said:
The fact is either the Libs or Labor will be in power next week. And I really don't think there is much between them. However, with all state governments being Labor, its a scary thought to have a Labor federal government.

Who is going to 'Keep the bastards honest'?
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The... local... councils?

Maybe they will keep themselves honest. Besides what about that time when the Liberals and that Joh guy were in power, who kept them honest?
 
Wildy said:
The... local... councils?

Maybe they will keep themselves honest. Besides what about that time when the Liberals and that Joh guy were in power, who kept them honest?
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Er, the federal Labor government in the main. Although Joh was in power when the Libs were in Canberra, he made the most mischief when Labor was in government. He was so frustrated with the Hawke government that he put together the short-lived "Joh for Canberra" campaign. I haven't looked it up so don't have exact dates.
 
gtc said:
I also find it interesting that despite low unemployment and strong economic growth in both our countries, our governments are both so far behind in the polls.
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I can't speak for Australia, but I think a decent number of New Zealanders are a bit pissed that for some odd reason that strong economy and low employment isn't resulting in an improved live style for them personally.

Frankly I had a much better lifestyle before I voted Labour into power in 1999.

In 1999 I was in my last year of high school :P


-Gumboot
 
Interesting to view politics other than my country's. Thanks for the look into your system, folks.
 
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